Kevin Spacey has been acquitted on all charges in his London sexual assault trial, the BBC reports. Spacey was found not guilty of nine charges of sexual assault and misconduct, with the jury reaching its verdict after about 12 hours of deliberation. Spacey had faced 13 counts at one point …
Read More »Pete Davidson Gets 50 Hours Community Service for Reckless Driving Charge
A Los Angeles County Superior judge ordered Pete Davidson to complete 50 hours of community service and attend an 18-month diversion program after he crashed his car intoa Beverly Hills home back in March, according to a statement from the district attorney on Monday, the New York Times reports. The …
Read More »Lucie Blackman: The Missing Woman Who Exposed Tokyo's Seedy Underbelly
Horrible crimes have been committed amid Tokyo’s shadowy nightlife, and a young Western woman is in the middle of it. So are the police and the media, each handling things as they’ve been taught, which doesn’t endear them to each other. No, it’s not another season of HBO’s Tokyo Vice, …
Read More »This YSL Affiliate Has Been Arrested. Here's Why That Could Be a Big Deal
On July 10, Jimmy Winfrey, a.k.a. PeeWee Roscoe, was arrested by Las Vegas police after being a fugitive for over 14 months. Winfrey’s arrest record shows he was charged with battery and using a fake ID to evade justice — but there’s another reason to watch his case closely. Winfrey …
Read More »The Decathlete-Turned-Grifter Who Conned L.A.
N ov. 27, 2007, was a hot and humid Tuesday in Manila, Philippines, and David Bunevacz was getting the shit kicked out of him. He had been invited to the home of one of his partners in a recent cosmetic surgery venture, the Beverly Hills 6750 clinic in Makati City, …
Read More »The Dark Side of Barbie: Crime, Racial Issues, and Rampant Sexism
Toward the end of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie, our titular heroine’s (Margot Robbie) journey culminates in the arrival of an unexpected guest: Her creator, the late Ruth Handler (played by Rhea Perlman). Having just spent two hours confronting the reality that Barbies didn’t actually solve all inequality and are, in …
Read More »Rapper G Herbo Agrees to Plead Guilty in Wire Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme
Chicago rapper G Herbo has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and lying to federal agents after being indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Massachusetts in 2020. G Herbo, born Herbert Wright, was accused along with five associates — including promotor Antonio Strong — of using stolen …
Read More »Ponzi Schemer Pardoned by Trump Faces New Fraud Charges
A New Jersey manwho had his prison sentence commuted by then-President Donald Trump has been arrested again for allegedly defrauding investors out of millions of dollars. Eliyahu “Eli” Weinstein, 48, and four other men are being charged with defrauding at least 150 people out of $35 million in a “Ponzi-like …
Read More »YNW Melly Murder Trial Closing Arguments: Prosecutors Allege Melly Killed Rappers From Inside the Car
Closing arguments took place in the double murder trial of YNW Melly, who is accused of killing fellow rappersAnthony Williams and Christopher Thomas in 2018. On Thursday, prosecutor Kristine Bradley began her closing argument by reiterating earlier claims that the shots that killed Williams and Thomas were fired from inside …
Read More »Timothy Olyphant Loves Being TV's Ultimate Cowboy
Timothy Olyphant just can’t stay away from cowboy hats. In 2019, Olyphant reprised his role as rage-filled Wild West sheriff Seth Bullock in Deadwood: The Movie. A year later, he cameoed on The Good Place wearing the familiar Stetson and other wardrobe from his iconic role as trigger-happy U.S. Marshal …
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